All the best for weigh ins today. Success stories are already flowing. Well done one and all!!!
Thanks Tannybear, I was super happy with 1 kg loss as I was not expecting much loss (I dont know why)
Hey Go Gal….. Well done, so so so happy for you….I am sure you will hit your goal weight soon with your Determination. So Proud of you!
Yorkygirl65 , amazing loss, 1.8 kgs is too good. Are you exercising too?
Bali2015 Your hard work is really paying off well. 8 kgs loss in 6 weeks is amazing. I am sure people around would have started to notice the difference in you.
Countrygal, I am sure that all of us will have weeks with no loss, but good news is that there is no gain either. Clothes fitting better is such a good feeling. I love your understanding and attitude towards the whole thing.

Fridays are fun day here with so many success stories.

Hi
Just though will post another recipe. well, its not a recipe as its so simple but something to satisfy sweet tooth on fast days or even Non fast days. It’s a Coffee Cheesecake!!!!!

Ok, if you already know how to make it then please excuse this post as I was super excited to have found something just around 55 cals that satisfies my sweet tooth.

ok, so you need:

– Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spreadable Tub, Extra Light mini tub 40 grams (52 cals)
– Coffee (as per taste, i used half a teaspoon) – Negligible cals
– a drop of vanilla essence (2 cals)(you can skip this if you dont have vanilla essence on hand)
– Natural sweetener (I used Splenda) 1 tsp ( o cals)

Method:
In a small bowl, Soften Cream cheese at room temperature and mix all above ingredients and………………eat it, 🙂 🙂 😉
Yummmmm……

Its a small serve but I ate eat slowly and by the time I finished it I was satisfied and did not want another one. I guess its better than attacking bickies or cookies at weaker moments.
Enjoy!!!

Hi everyone! Another newbie here from Sydney. Wanting to lose around 10kgs and I’m on my second fast day today. Currently 80kgs and am excited on taking the leap with you all! 🙂

Hey Countrygal
You can get 40 grams mini tub from Woolies or Coles. they come in packs of 4.
Also, if you want chocolate cheesecake, just replace coffee with sugar free cocoa. and with strawberries will be delicious!!!

Welcome Netty1969, good to have you on board. You will find lots of support here. Good luck!

Hi everyone. I’m new here too and I’m so glad I found this Aussie thread! I’m really looking forward to reading about everyone’s diet adventures! This is my second week on the diet and so far have found it quite doable. At first I didn’t know if I’d be able to fast at work, as I’m constantly on the go but so far so good, although I couldn’t wait to eat my dinner as I was starving! Breakfast is just black coffee, a light salad lunch then fish and steamed vegies for dinner. I drink plenty of water/black tea which really keeps those hunger pangs at bay. Feeling excited and very positive 🙂

Hi All Aussie Determinations, Welcome Netty1969 & Annie49, you will find great support on this forum. You have all done great, even those who have maintain their weight. Countrygal you are learning to eat healthy and that is so important. Well done Fatbuster and thank you for the recipe. Yorkygirl65 and Bali2015, what a great loss you both must be thrilled and Foxcoxy it all adds up in the end. I weighed myself today to come in line with all of you who weigh in on Fridays. I started 10 days ago, so my weight loss is more than a week, so my loss of 2.5kgs reflects that. I can’t wait till next Friday, as that will give me a true picture of how I am going. It is so exciting to hear from you all and how you all are going and love the recipe ideas. YD.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new people. Busy day today packing the caravan, we are off for a couple of weeks YAY! We are heading to Nowra and then down the coast as far as Tathra, however long that takes us. Then to Canberra to catch up with family and home again. I don’t intend to be too strict while we are away, but will keep on top of the daily calories. It’s the 5 o’clock drinkies and nibbles that cause the trouble 😆

3/10 5.5kg total loss
10/10 6.3kg total loss
17/10 7.1kg total loss
24/10 7.9kg total loss

I had a couple of specialists appointments yesterday, and my Onc became very interested in the 5:2 after seeing my success in such a short time. So apart from having cancer, I am in perfect health. My BMI is in the right range, my blood pressure is great, my cholesterol is super low, liver is good, bone marrow is good, tumour markers are stable. I might just live a bit longer YAY!!

Congrats to everyone who has done well this week, and anyone that has had a plateau or set back, don’t give up. It will happen. Take care everyone.

Hi all, weighed in this morning at 90.4 kg – was 92.7 on 7th October so cruising in the right direction 🙂 I take the view that even if the weight only shifts a smidgeon, the glucose tolerance, cholesterol, triglycerides etc are probably also moving gradually in the right direction. So steady as she goes…

Hi all, weighed in this morning and I’ve finally broken the “80” barrier (in the downward direction!!) Currently 79.45kg, started at 84.5, so have lost 5kg in 4 weeks!!! yay!!! Of course the weekly losses have slowed but I’m quite happy for 500g per week…never never never to return!!!!! I posted previously how my husband who works at the local hospital and was ridiculed for being on the 5:2 diet, well today he was approached by a couple of other (female) staff and they started questioning him about “5:2” but being a typical MM he had no idea what they were on about, until they mentioned the word “diet” then…. he was on the same page, he started telling them all about it, I can just hear him!! I DO have to remind him sometimes that it was ME that started him on his journey. He’s a huge fan of 5:2 and has lost quite a bit of weight so far and looks better for it!! 🙂

Hi all, again
Is it just me, or does anyone else have trouble measuring themselves??? I can make the tape measure vary quite a bit!!! Some parts are pretty straight forward i.e. Bust, other bits, waist, stomach, butt are all over the shop, probably got to do with the shape of my body. I haven’t had a proper “waist” in years!! I’m hoping eventually I will get it back!!! Here’s hoping!! I think I’ll just stick to weight and try on some clothes that were always a bit tight, that’s always a good indicator!! 🙂

Thanks for the heads up on the tape measure Kvetina & Country Girl… I think I’ll just stick to kg’s and not worry about the cm’s!!! I’m sure one will follow the other anyway!!! 😉

Hi Everyone, Im a newbie from OZ also, and i have just finished my first week on 5.2 Diet.
I did the fasting ok it was the days in between which i had the most problem with as i could not stop myself from picking. I know what my tdee is and it is amazing when you add up your calories for the what you have acturally eaten. I hope i do better next week I have quite a lot of weight to lose, so it is going to be a very slow process.Im trying to stay positive but deep down a little disappointed…

Happy Weekend to all us DETERMINED AUSSIES! I’ve decided to do a 4:3 week this week, starting with am fast today and I am amazed at just how easy I am finding it today….especially after a Friday night indulge of chips, chocolate and wine….but a very healthy falafel wrap dinner!

Well done everyone on your losses and attitudes…..AndrewofC I know just what you mean…..my jeans are fitting me as well and I can still breathe!

I’m giving up on taper measure until I lose another 5kg…..I just seem to be all over the place….but since January I am happy that I’ve lost 20cm overall.

Welcome to all our new members…..this is just such an uplifting and encouraging thread…..I can’t recommend it highly enough! Full of real, caring and supportive people…..if you feel your AUSSIE DETERMINATION slipping….just jump on here for a read, it quickly gets you back on track 🙂

Thanks for the welcome.
I’ve tried every diet known to god and man and they usually work but I always put the weight back on. Struggled with weight my whole life and now I am on BP meds, cholesterol pills and antidepressants who thought it would have got to this.
My goal is to stop fad dieting and get off the pills and oh yeh lose all the weight and keep it of.
I have never posted before but I think it will give me the support I need to know that others are struggling too and that there is understanding and help out there.
Roll on life:)

Good Morning Lindanaf, my beautiful sister! And to everyone else out there living the 5:2 life! Hope everyone is feeling fine on this glorious day

Hi to all Aussie “Determinators” (“we’ll be back”). Something to make you smile on a Sunday eve. I am an unashamed baked beans fan so breakfast on one of my weekly fast days is the famous “beanz”. I have always eaten Heinz brand (not a product endorsement – just out of habit). Anyhow, the book suggested Weight Watchers baked beans. I thought that might have been a UK-specific endorsement but nevertheless decided to buy some. Can’t get them in rustic Castlemaine so drove 40 km south to Kyneton and bought some. When I got them home, I compared the nutrition panel on the Weight Watchers brand and the same size can of the Heinz salt-reduced can. To cut a long story short, both were identical in energy, protein, fat, carbs, sugars, fibre, sodium and potassium. But the Weight Watchers can cost a lot more. Lesson learned by yours truly 🙂 Have a great week all.

Happy Monday everyone! Well I’ve had a pretty good weekend food wise although I only managed one fast day last week on Tuesday. What do you all do regarding social (food centered) events and fasting days? I have a friend visiting from interstate today and she wants to have dinner out tonight. So…Well at first I was thinking maybe I could just keep my cals under 100 all day and then eating out might be ok but I think I might be better off trying to fast Tuesday and Thursday this week. I sometimes have weeks (like last week)when I actually have a dinner or lunch thing almost everyday day and I’m not sure how to work this with fast days. Any tips? I think in the long run the idea of this WOL is that maintenance mode would be only 1 fast day and I guess if you are doing it for life then one or two weeks off here and there should be fine (right?). Thanks all, it’s great to read your posts!

Good morning DA’s and I hope fast day goes smoothly for all doing one today. Today I have the added incentive of an appt with my GP about my blood pressure… nothing like the risk of a stroke to keep me on track 😉
I had a better weekend food-wise as I’ve done some necessary re-adjusting of my thinking 🙂 When I started 12 weeks ago, the first 6 weeks were so easy that I thought I’d found dieting Nirvana, but if I’m really honest I was losing weight because I found it easy to make healthy choices on the other days. I’ll call it the ‘dieting honeymoon’ and its something I’ve always experienced, no matter what the diet. So after 6 weeks or so, as I began to eat more on the non FD’s, so the loss slowed and I’ve had to accept that 5:2 is a kind of diet too, and be more realistic about what I can eat the rest of the week if I am going to continue to lose weight – no more pretending I can over-indulge on non FD’s and get away with it!
Fastina, I often have the same sort of schedule, so while I aim for Mon/Thurs I also juggle the FD’s around and occasionally decide not to fast at all one weeks as I know it’s not going to work.
Thanks so much for the encouragement and support, and keep up the good work everyone! ~Ensitu~